Caudle family teaser!

This is going to b a super short post. . but. . I'm freakin tired! :o) I placed the first order for the wedding pictures today, and they should be here by Saturday, at the latest! Also, now that I can focus my whole attention on current things, I have been working on the Caudle family's pictures tonight! I am going to put a tiny sneak peek on this post. :o) The car has a story, and a history of it's own in this family, but I'm going to make you wait until I have all of the pictures done to tell you the whole story! I have about 80 more pictures for this family to edit, and then Saturday I have a 3yr old birthday party! Also, coming up November 9th, I have a military family shoot! This being said, my days are filling in, the colors will very soon be fading out, and that means that NOW is the time for you and your family to make an appointment with me for fall pictures! Hope to hear from you soon!

{Paul and his boys John Paul and Sammy Jo!}

More Change!

Hey guys! I have been working all morning on removing a person (who was sitting right u against another person against a complicated background! EEK) from one of the wedding pictures. This was my first time trying this, and although I had to do some blurring of the background to keep focus on the subject, I a pretty happy with the end result! Practice makes perfect, right?? :o) Also, This is NOT a final draft, but I think I am headed more toward a direction that is more "me" with the blog! What do you think? I was thinking about making it all light and bright colors, very "airy" and cheery, ya know? However, since I've been OBSESSIVELY looking at other photographers work and websites (Thank you "Shoot Franklin" again for slapping me in the face!), I saw that EVERYONES is like that! SO, I decided to make it go a little bit more with my "official" websites color theme (which you have not seen yet, tehe), AND be BOLD and different. I still have some work to do on it, but what do you think? HONEST opinions! Even if you tell me its so dark that it depressed you to even visit it LOL Feedback is ALWAYS appreciated and is one of the best ways you can help me grow and learn! (Other than making appointments with me lol).

Also, I am excited for the Caudle family shoot tomorrow! I have not yet seen this location, but it sounds SUPER cool, and it is SO this family it's crazy! Can't wait to show ya!

Jennifer

Update on some changes!

Ah..Time to chill out on the couch and have some dinner! I have been working hard ALL day on trying to improve the business side of things! I FINALLY decided to build a whole new website to act as my business site, and use this blog to not only continue to document my journey, but allow you to follow! :o) My wonderful hubby did all the laundry, got my stuff ready for work in the morning, and cooked dinner while I did all of this! I am so luck to have such wonderful support! My website is gorgeous, and a HUGE step up for me, and it was SO easy to do! I did it all by myself. . yay!! Now, it's time to get a new account for this stuff and add paypal to it so that I can make it easier for you guys to buy your prints and pay your sitting fees! I am so excited about all of this. . I can't wait to see where it goes! Thanks for following and supporting me, and don't forget to suggest my facebook page to all of your friends! (under my picture in the top left corner you can see this option!)


Much love and excitement!
Jennifer

Fix-it-Friday!

A group that I halfway keep up with on facebook does this thing called Fix-it-Fridays. They give you a picture to play with and ask that you submit your final edit! It's a fun way to see different photographers take on the same picture! Here is my first one!

What do you think?

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The smell of change is in the air. .and it smells good!

Hello fans!

Many things are on my mind tonight with this whole photography thing! As you probably (or i should say "should have"!) read, earlier in the beginning of this journey, My prices, and ideas were all introductory and just "ideas". I have learned SO much, not only from countless hours of research and networking, but from trial and error and experience as well. The main thing that I have learned, well "confirmed", is that I want to do this as a career, for the rest of my life! This means that changes need to be made in order for me to reach some of my goals. I am currently trying to gather and organize all of my thoughts and knowledge, and put them into a plan. With this being said, you should take advantage of my introductory rates very soon! I want to thank everyone so much that has hired me/allowed me to practice with them or their children/bought prints of photos I took at work/and also to those who have inspired me and cheered me on, but it's time to get a little more serious now. I will be doing some changes to my website (maybe even building a whole new one), adding paypal to my site (not only to make it easier for you to order my non-portrait work, but to pay your deposits and other fees and charges), making adjustments to my price list and being more specific on my goals and ideas as a photographer. This means that here shortly, I will have a licensed business and if another offer I am working on follows through, I will be a published photographer! :o) Yay me! (Don't get me too excited, It's not done yet) The combination of these things all mean that my confidence level has risen tremendously, and people are not just liking, but LOVING what I'm doing apparently, which is awesome! My confidence rising, has helped me realize my own potential, and the fact that my dream of doing this full time can come true, it is just going to take some planning and changing to do so! YOU are the reason my confidence has risen, and I want you to know how much I love you all for it! I really hope that you all will bear with me and continue to be supportive and loving as I go through these changes. I want to take you all with me! As soon as things change and begin to settle and work out, I have all intentions of finding ways to show my big supporters and helpers just how much I appreciate them! Word of mouth, hanging flyers, handing out business cards, hooking me up with someone(or you!) who knows about something that could be of use to me (such as business stuff, advertising, etc.), and continuing to give me your business and support are all ways that you can not only continue on this journey with me, but ways that you can help me achieve my dream! I created a client questionnaire tonight that I am going to start sending to all potential clients to help me get to know them some more, so please email me or facebook me if you are interested in booking a shoot, and I'll send that right on over to you! Please drop me any comments/advise/criticism on my facebook page, or create a google email account for free so that you can "follow" this page and leave comments! Email is JenniferHinesPhotography@gmail.com

MUCH love and gratitude to you ALL tonight!

Jennifer Hines

More of the lovely Katie Monohan!

Here is part two of Katie Monohans shoot!

I hope you are all having a good week, I know I am ready for the weekend already!

I'd like to throw a special thank you out there to Mrs. Monohan for all of her

advertising that she has done on her facebook page for me!

Also, for all of the help that she offers me with all of the technical stuff that I just don't get!

I will put all of Katies pictures in an online gallery (like the wedding) very soon

so that you guys can see bigger versions of all of her pictures!

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"Letters from home" photo shoot featuring Katie Monohan!

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Here is the "letters to Kristian" portion of Katie's photo shoot! We had a VERY fun night just hanging out and taking some great pics, for a few different reasons! Her husband, Kristian, is in the army and is currently deployed! This particular set of pictures were not only for fun, and for some practice, but also a great way for her to show the world how much she loves, supports, and misses her husband everyday! By the way, that tiny bear you see in the pictures, is Joe. :o) Kristian recorded her a sweet message on it and sent it to her in the beginning of his deployment! How sweet is that!

The rest of her pictures are coming VERY soon! (There is a sneak peak of them on my facebook page in the Katie Monohan album!)

Fall appointments and such

Ahh..so nice to not be on a deadline for a little while! I just get to chill and work on some side projects, such as Katie Monohan's fun shoot that she did not only to help me practice, but also to celebrate her new found confidence and to have a little treat for her deployed husband! I'll post those when they are done so you can see my new way of doing things! I am going to stop posting pictures on facebook as I edit them, and instead, wait until the entire shoot is finished. Then I will post a collage of my favorites from the shoot on this blogsite, but the entire shoot will be placed in a seperate online gallery site for viewing! This site will NOT be password protected unless you request that it is. You also should let me know if you would like for me to not post the link for that anywhere for my other clients and future clients to see for advertising/sample purposes! Also, October is filling up quickly, so if your wanting to make an appointment, please read my price list for updates, and let me know asap! The news last night informed me that the peak color change time in TN is late October, so whether your wanting some nice fall pics, or some fun Halloween pics, now is the time to do it! :o) We can even combine both of those into one session if you'd like! Don't forget that I can do weekday evenings as well (I just might not be willing to travel as far from home as it gets dark earlier now!)